Ophis launches the J2 Project to extract DNA from the Shroud of Turin and to use that DNA to implant an embryo into a virgin who will then give birth to the clone of Jesus Christ as part of a reality TV show, sparking worldwide controversy. The story begins in 1994 in Belfast, Ireland, with Thomas McKael as a child whose family is part of the IRA, then jumps forward to the March 25, 2019, where McKael is the security chief on the J2 Project. Most of the story in this issue takes place between March 25, 2019 and December 25, 2019.